Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

17. Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):


	2011			2010
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	8,800		$	23,310
Income taxes paid				$	3,147
Income tax refunds	$	154,524		$	152,744
Non-cash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing, municipal bonds or recorded due to VIE criteria, net	$	26,773		$	41,146
Miscellaneous changes to inventory	$	1,781		$	(3,112	)
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment	$	20,005		$	18,711
Income tax benefit related to exercise of employee stock options				$	24,839
Reduction of investments in unconsolidated entities due to reduction in letters of credit or accrued liabilities	$	9,506		$	7,444
Defined benefit retirement plan amendment				$	1,085
Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(640	)	$	2,076
Stock awards	$	24		$	22